Quotes from Neal Stephenson's books, and about them
Reamde on Don Quixote: “"You know Don Quixote?" Csongor had finally asked, after thinking about it for so long that Seamus had nearly fallen asleep on his feet.”
Reamde on Self-Reliance: “"I guess I started with Emerson's essay 'On Self-Reliance' and just followed the trail from there," he said.”
The Diamond Age on The Victorians: “Moral reforms and deteriorations are moved by large forces... —Sir Charles Petrie, THE VICTORIANS (epigraph)”
The Diamond Age on The Analects: “By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart. —Confucius (epigraph)”